PC locks up - due to overheat

[woohoo]

Turned if off then on?

[NotAllThere]

I've just had a vision of me sitting at my desk in a catatonic state...

That's how I've always imagined you.

[Platypus]

My last "big" PC ran with the side panel permanently removed. Despite the case being a gaming case with lots of space, a big fan and lots of vents, it overheated.

Problem finally solved by selling it and buying a Mac

[woohoo]

My last "big" PC ran with the side panel permanently removed. Despite the case being a gaming case with lots of space, a big fan and lots of vents, it overheated.

Problem finally solved by selling it and buying a Mac

..and never playing a decent game again.

[Platypus]

..and never playing a decent game again.

Correct. I wish I had the time. I haven't found a game I've enjoyed since Doom

[stek]

..and never playing a decent game again.

Bootcamp?

[greenlake]

Plenty of help out there....

[RSoles]

Not necessarily due to the CPU overheating. Could be RAM, hard drive, graphics card etc.
Have a good dust inside, a scout around inside with an IR thermometer, leave the side off, more fans, desk fan, reseat all connectors........

[RonBW]

When you installed the cpu cooler, did you use the right thermal paste and remove the old one carefully?

If it had problems before, the cpu may have been damaged so needs replacing anyway.

Switch to Intel and see how that goes

[woohoo]

Correct. I wish I had the time. I haven't found a game I've enjoyed since Doom

I know what you mean about time, I've reinstalled Fifa 17 after uninstalling it because it takes up too much time. Will uninstall again, just as soon as I get into div 1 - not long now...just one more season.